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Missouri initiative seeks to involve children more meaningfully in churches" worship services
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (844+ words) [Episcopal News Service] Trinity Episcopal Church's experimentations with intergenerational worship started in 2024 after a simple decision. The Sunday nursery at the church in Kirksville, Missouri, was getting too crowded and chaotic, so the congregation decided that children ages 7 and older…...
RIP: Former Southern Ohio Bishop Thomas Breidenthal dies at 75 " Episcopal News Service
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (365+ words) [Diocese of Southern Ohio] The Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio gives thanks for the life and ministry of its ninth bishop diocesan, the Rt. Rev. Thomas E. Breidenthal, who died May 14 surrounded by his family. He was 75. Elected bishop in 2006 and…...
Pope Leo encourages Christians to share the good news of Christ in global prayer campaign message
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (199+ words) [Church of England] The good news of Christ needs to be shared, Pope Leo said in a May 14 video message marking the start of the worldwide Thy Kingdom Come prayer movement for more people to come to know Jesus. Christ…...
Wisconsin priest's survey of thousands of churches aims to pinpoint what fuels growth " Episcopal News Service
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (643+ words) [Episcopal News Service] When the Rev. Chris Corbin looks at The Episcopal Church's membership and attendance numbers, he sees bright spots. Corbin, a priest in the Diocese of Wisconsin, has launched a project with backing from Forward Movement called the…...
Passing of the Torch Ceremony to Honor Civil Rights Freedom Fighter Ruby Sales
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (702+ words) Episcopal News Service In 1965, Sales'then a 17-year-old Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) volunteer'survived an act of white supremacist terror when EDS seminarian Jonathan Daniels shielded her from a shotgun blast, sacrificing his life to save hers. Sales went on to…...
Formation Conversations for Diocesan Leaders " Episcopal News Service
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (152+ words) Formation Conversations for Diocesan Leaders Episcopal News Service Story Makers launches Limited Edition VBS Starter Kits to simplify summer ministry planning Virginia Theological Seminary graduates first member of its descendant community at 203rd Commencement Episcopal Church Foundation appoints Michael H. Strauss to…...
Mission Thursday to focus on hands, hearts and harvests in Tanzania
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (315+ words) This is the living witness of the Anglican Church of Tanzania " a church rooted in Christ, bearing fruit in many forms. Join the Global Episcopal Mission Network (GEMN) for the May 28 Mission Thursday webinar as we listen to stories from…...
Florida church sends first all-Latino, Spanish-speaking pilgrim cohort to "children's village' in Bolivia
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (686+ words) [Episcopal News Service] For more than 20 years, Christ Church in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, has sent groups of parishioners on pilgrimages to Amistad Mission, an ecumenical Christian orphanage and family care nonprofit in Cochabamba, Bolivia. During these trips, the participants…...
Archbishop of York to visit US to highlight mission of the Compass Rose Society
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (229+ words) Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell "I am simply Stephen, a follower of Jesus." This is how Stephen Cottrell, the Archbishop of York, describes himself. Until Sarah Mullally was confirmed to the See of Canterbury in January 2026, Cottrell had assumed the…...
Keith Chen-Cheng Li elected seventh bishop of Taiwan
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (195+ words) [Episcopal News Service] The Rev. Keith Chen-Cheng Li, rector of Good Shepherd Church in Taiwan, was elected the seventh bishop of Taiwan on May 9 during the annual diocesan convention. He was elected on the fourth ballot. "Over the years, [Li]…...